Spanish for Nursing

$20.00

ISBN: 978-1-888467-91-8 is copyright by Command Spanish®, Inc. 106 pages

Program Overview: Spanish for Nursing prepares non-Spanish-speaking nurses to provide medical care and attention to Spanish-speaking patients in medical office settings and in hospitals. The program consists of a 106-page manual and accompanying .mp3 audio files for enhanced learning. It was developed in consultation with nursing instructors and practicing nurses. Spanish for Nursing utilizes print, audio, and phonetic encoding to teach the most common and important Spanish language commands, questions, statements, and phrases critical for non-Spanish-speaking nurses when serving Spanish-speaking patients.

ISBN: 978-1-888467-91-8 is copyright by Command Spanish®, Inc. 106 pages

Program Overview: Spanish for Nursing prepares non-Spanish-speaking nurses to provide medical care and attention to Spanish-speaking patients in medical office settings and in hospitals. The program consists of a 106-page manual and accompanying .mp3 audio files for enhanced learning. It was developed in consultation with nursing instructors and practicing nurses. Spanish for Nursing utilizes print, audio, and phonetic encoding to teach the most common and important Spanish language commands, questions, statements, and phrases critical for non-Spanish-speaking nurses when serving Spanish-speaking patients.

Program Content: Spanish for Nursing is dedicated primarily to office nursing and hospital nursing. It contains more than 650 work-specific Spanish language questions, commands, statements, and phrases. In addition to a special section devoted to pronunciation, the program contains the following work-specific language sections for office nursing: Patient Body Commands; Patient Traffic; Intake; Assisting Physician’s Exam; Laboratory Procedures; Patient Treatment and Discharge. Spanish for Nursing contains the following work-specific language sections for hospital nursing: Check-In; Initial Assessment; Routine In-Bed and Out-of-Bed Procedures; Patient Transport; Medicines and Injections; Patient Food and Drink; Family Visits; and Patient Discharge.

Bonus: Spanish for Nursing also contains the following English/Spanish glossaries: Human Body (interior and exterior); Diseases, Disorders, and Injuries; Conditions and Symptoms; Operations and Procedures; Pharmacological Terms; and Others.

Special Features

  • No prior knowledge of Spanish is necessary.

  • Contains more than 650 work-specific Spanish questions, commands, statements, and phrases.

  • This program is fully supported by .mp3 audio files that can be played on any device.

  • Learner-friendly text designed for adult learners.

  • Non-grammar-based.

  • Authored in consultation with nurses and directors of nursing schools.

This program provides Spanish language skills for non-Spanish-speaking nurses to: obtain basic information and patient history; obtain vital signs; perform physical assessment; perform routine procedures; prepare patients for surgery or other procedures, administer medications and injections; feed and bathe patients; assist and interact with patient’s family; honor patient’s requests; assist in emergency situations.

Intended Audience: All practicing BSNs, RNs, LVNs/LPNs, and CNAs

An extraordinarily useful and practical manual for BOTH hospital and medical office nurses who want to enhance communication with Spanish-speaking patients.